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Poroshenko agreed to cancel free economic area in Crimea, - Mejlis chairman Chubarov President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ordered to introduce a bill on abolishing the law "On free economic area in Crimea." 25.09.15 11:15 51 894 340 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Yanukovych is Ready to Dissolve the Rada, Party of Regions If the Head of State Viktor Yanukovych has no choice, he will dissolve the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th convocation. 06.03.13 12:03 35 384 339 Ukrainian Politics

Russian occupants blame Ukraine of "tourist blockade" of Crimea Crimea says Ukrainian authorities prevent Ukrainian tourists from traveling to the occupied peninsula. 19.07.17 10:06 146 022 338 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Blockade of Crimea

Activists block trains delivering goods from occupied area in Luhansk region, - MP Parasiuk. PHOTO A group of people including anti-terrorist operation (ATO) veterans and volunteers blocked freight trains delivering commodities by the railroad track connecting the occupied territory of the Luhansk region and the town of Shchastia. 26.01.17 10:48 106 876 335 Incidents

Cabinet is ready to negotiate Donbas trade blockade with its participants, Ukraine’s PM says Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman reiterates there is no alternative to anthracite coal supplied from the occupied territories of the Donbas. 24.02.17 17:08 44 284 332 Ukrainian Politics

Expert says Ukraine failed to become independent of coal supplies from Donbas over three years, proposes alternative Former member of the National energy and utilities regulatory commission of Ukraine (NEURCU) Andrii Herus says the president, NEURCU Chairman Vovk, and Energy Minister Nasalyk have voiced many different (and often controversial) views regarding the power station coal supplies over the past year. 13.02.17 22:52 80 155 330 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Russian trucks blockade issue to be tackled under international law, minding national interests, - Minister Klimkin Ukraine will tackle the situation around the blockade of Russian trucks at the border in accordance with international law, but taking into account its national interests. 15.02.16 09:54 46 400 329 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

PM Hroisman requests NSDC to unblock coal supplies from occupied Donbas Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman called on the National Security and Defense Council to scrutinize the impact of the trade blockade on Ukrainians’ wellbeing, namely the impossibility to deliver coal from the temporarily uncontrolled territories, and take all necessary steps to address this issue. 15.02.17 20:14 45 352 322 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

No truck crossed administrative border with Crimea at night, - Interior Ministry Blocking of truck access into Crimea is underway. No truck has crossed the administrative border with Crimea during the night. 21.09.15 11:02 31 829 320 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Russia offers Ukraine to revive freight traffic, - Russian Transport Ministry The traffic of trucks between Russia and Ukraine can be fully restored by tomorrow, Feb. 20. 19.02.16 17:47 45 470 317 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Chubarov urges government to cut power delivery to Crimea in response to increased purges in the peninsula Petro Poroshenko Bloc MP, leader of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov has called on the Ukrainian authorities to cut electric supply to Crimea in connection with the intensification of punitive measures against the Crimean Tatars on the peninsula. 04.11.15 12:40 20 732 313 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Initiators of Donbas blockade sent billions from Ukrainian budget to Russian, - PM Hroisman Organizers of the Donbas blockade initiated in January 2017 were acting in coordination with Russians and in fact assisted in transferring industrial assets and mineral wealth from Ukrainian mine to the Russian party. 26.06.17 13:29 84 922 312 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Cabinet imposes temporary ban on import of goods in occupied Crimea Ukraine has imposed a ban on import/export operations between mainland Ukraine and Crimea. 23.11.15 16:21 52 336 311 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

"This crisis is due to an external factor, on part of Russia," - Zubko on Donbas blockade Deputy Prime Minister Hennadii Zubko believes the crisis that has surfaced over the blockade of supplies from terrorist-held areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including anthracite coal, has been provoked by Russia. 14.02.17 10:42 46 988 306 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Activists to cut off power supplies to Crimea if authorities do not, - peninsula blockade coordinator Isliamov The participants of the civil blockade of occupied Crimea will stop guarding transmission towers in the Kherson region if Ukrainian authorities do not cut off the supply of energy to the peninsula. 12.11.15 16:49 48 427 302 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Activists to block restoration of damaged power pylons, - Crimea's blockade coordinator Isliamov The activists of the civil blockade of the occupied Crimea are set to block the restoration of power pylons supplying electricity to the peninsula, which have been damaged by an explosion. 20.10.15 18:40 34 970 300 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Donbas blockade hardliners set to shut down Bakhmutska highway The participants of the trade blockade are putting up a new observation post. 17.02.17 16:15 71 807 298 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Interior Minister Avakov posted video of Kryvyi Torets conflict, calls participants 'idiots'. VIDEO The National Police has detained 37 attackers in the Kryvyi Torets railway station and will continue doing so regardless of attackers' affiliation. 01.03.17 11:49 169 296 291 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Right Sector removes itself from blockade of Crimea The representatives of the Right Sector declare that they remove themselves from participation in civil action to block Crimea and withdraw their members from all the checkpoints. 12.12.15 00:03 43 446 273 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Kherson region's irrigation impossible without Crimea's Tytan substation, - Ukrenerho Kherson region power distribution company (Khersonoblenerho) technical director Volodymyr Hetmanov says region's irrigation capacities are fully contingent on restoring power supply to the Crimean substation "Tytan" which was deenergized after power pylons were exploded in the Kherson region. 25.11.15 17:50 36 463 270 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Repair crews denied access to power lines as Ukrenerho anticipates talks The Ukrainian energy supplier Ukrenerho claims that Crimea blockade activists do not allow repair crews to get down to mending the damaged lines. 23.11.15 14:08 33 404 265 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

FSB initiates proceedings against Crimea blockade coordinator Isliamov The Directorate of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has filed criminal charges against one of the originators of the blockade of the peninsula, owner of the Crimean Tatar television channel ATR Lenur Isliamov. 02.11.15 10:25 23 007 264 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Luhansk governor Tuka pushes for "LPR" blockade: Luhansk situation is no different from Crimea Head of the Luhansk military civil administration Heorhii Tuka does not understand why no trade blockade is applied to the terrorist-occupied Donbas areas. 11.01.16 11:44 77 135 263 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Tuka in the Luhansk region

Mariupol activists join blockade of Crimea at Chonhar and Chaplynka border crossings Mariupol volunteers will also join the food blockade of occupied Crimea. 24.09.15 11:14 37 016 258 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

Ukraine’s MP Semenchenko says Poroshenko Bloc faction members understate coal reserves at TPPs to lift Donbas blockade Member of Ukrainian parliament Semen Semenchenko involved in trade blockade of the temporarily occupied territory in eastern Ukraine disclosed actual coal reserves at the Sloviansk and Kramatorsk thermal power plants (TPPs). 15.02.17 17:24 129 375 258 Ukrainian Politics

Shock, not disaster, - German experts estimated losses to Ukraine’s economy caused by Donbas blockade The German advisory group working in Ukraine estimated losses incurred to the Ukrainian economy by the ban to transport goods across the demarcation line in the Donbas at 1.6 percent of the gross domestic product. 22.03.17 11:49 71 605 253 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Three hours needed to finish repair works at Kakhovska-Tytan power line, but no access granted, Energy Minister Demchyshyn says Three hours are needed to finish repair works at the damaged Kakhovska-Tytan power line in the Kherson region, but the crews are not allowed access to the site. 27.11.15 13:31 22 763 252 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Kakhovska-Tytan power line back to service, - Kherson Regional State Administration The supply of electricity via Kakhovska-Tytan power line has been resumed. 08.12.15 11:10 31 469 252 Previously in trend: Power blockade of Crimea

Putin on seized Ukrainian enterprises in Donbas: "No one ever took anything from anyone; external management was temporarily introduced there" President Vladimir Putin of Russia says no one had ever captured Ukrainian enterprises located in the occupied areas of the Donbas. 03.05.17 11:03 172 119 244 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Hroisman considers Donbas trade blockade crime against state, says he would punish its masterminds if he could Ukraine’s Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman would have held accountable those who waged campaign to stop trade with the occupied Donbas if he had necessary leverage. 12.01.18 14:46 17 544 243 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Ukraine's government introduces emergency measures in country's energy sector The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has implemented exceptional measures in the national energy sector. 15.02.17 18:57 67 036 236 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Ukraine faces devastating consequences over embargo on coal supplies from Donbas, - PM Hroisman The energy blockade poses threat to the country’s economic and energy security and has a negative impact on the national defense capability. 23.02.17 18:17 28 968 236 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Russian occupants leaving Kerch ferry fine. VIDEO+PHOTOS Russian military are leaving the ferry line in Kerch, Crimea. 04.03.14 16:34 65 574 234 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Interior Ministry to provide security of actions to block Crimea scheduled by Mejlis for Sept. 20-21, - Avakov Interior Minister Arsen Avakov called the situation with the rights of the Crimean Tatars in Crimea genocide and promised to provide security of the action of the Mejlis to block the peninsula. 15.09.15 17:25 31 177 231 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

US Embassy to Ukraine expresses concern about occupied Donbas blockade, advises establishing transparent movement of legitimate goods U.S. Embassy to Ukraine is concerned by the current disruption to the coal supply from the occupied Donbas and encourage the Government of Ukraine to accelerate much-needed reforms in the energy sector. 16.02.17 20:04 41 902 231 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Blockade of peninsula makes Crimea’s issue of paramount importance. It started smoothly but hard days are still ahead,” – MP Chubarov Head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, the Verkhovna Rada MP and one of the initiators of the "food blockade" of Crimea, believes that this action has turned the importance of the issue of Crimea occupied by Russia from marginal to paramount one. 23.09.15 13:54 39 378 230 Previously in trend: Blockade of Crimea

"Nobody blocks the trucks because there is criminal responsibility," – Pyvovarskyi on blockade of Russian trucks Russian trucks can move freely on the territory of Ukraine. 27.02.16 17:06 19 202 230 Previously in trend: Russian trucks blockade

Chernivtsi City Council calls extraordinary session to support Donbas blockade, address government. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The City Council of Chernivtsi has adopted an appeal to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Andrii Parubii and Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman. 14.03.17 12:30 56 014 228 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Activists blocking trade with Russian-occupied Donbas open new ‘flying checkpoint’. PHOTO The participants of the civil action to prevent trade with the occupied territory of the Donbas opened a new flying checkpoint on the highway connecting Kurakhove and Marinka. 02.03.17 00:01 54 158 227 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Russian military blocked a Kerch military unit in Crimea. PHOTOS People in military uniform encircled territory of the military unit A-0669 in Kerch on Sunday. 02.03.14 20:31 46 743 225 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

With Donbas blockade, Kyiv undermines national unity, - DW Ukrainian desk head Johann The Poroshenko administration's blockade of occupied Donbas could lead to the demise of Ukraine's east. 20.03.17 16:56 21 253 223 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Cabinet of Ministers should hold emergency meeting to decide on transit of Russian trucks, – Moskal The Cabinet of Ministers should hold an emergency meeting to decide on prohibition of the transit of Russian trucks through Ukraine. 14.02.16 15:29 32 095 221 Ukrainian Politics

"Yes, we are preparing it" – Isliamov on naval blockade of Crimea The naval blockade of the occupied Crimea is now being prepared. However, it is not yet known when it starts. 16.01.16 17:03 43 583 215 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Blockade of Crimea

Party of Regions Militants Came to Rada at Night. PHOTO PArty of Regions deputies came to the Parliament. 21.02.13 23:07 17 685 215 Previously in trend: New Rada

Women from Opposition Blocked the Parliament: Prosecutor Pshonka Report! This is Female Rebellion. PHOTO + VIDEO The parliament rostrum was blocked by women deputies from the opposition who read their demands. 11.01.13 11:05 24 027 206 Previously in trend: Tymoshenko Case

Ukraine and Russia exchange temporary cargo transit permits, - Infrastructure Ministry Ukraine and Russia have exchanged temporary permits for transit of goods until negotiations to resolve the issue of cargo transit between the two countries. 12.02.16 16:19 26 070 206 Ukrainian Politics

Donbas trade blockade hinders Ukraine's economic growth, - Premier Hroisman The Donbas trade blockade restrains the economic growth of Ukraine. 16.03.17 15:45 28 081 205 Previously in trend: Blockade of "DPR/LPR"

Russian Coast Guard stops and searches five laden vessels in Kerch Strait heading from Ukraine’s Berdiansk, Mariupol Seaports, - journalist. MAP The Russian Federation continues to stop and search vessels in the Sea of Azov. Today, the invaders have already stopped five laden vessels in the Kerch Strait that previously left Berdiansk and Mariupol Seaports. 31.05.18 11:21 53 271 205 Incidents